>As far as vension and other wild meats go, we always soaked them in salt >water first usually a small amount of vinegar was also added to the >solution. This was done to remove the "wild" taste. We have been eating venison for years and have never had any "wild" tasting meat. Even people who said they didn't like deer meat have liked ours. It could be in the way the meat was handled from the time it was first harvested? And yes, we have had a few old bucks. They may have been a little tougher but the taste was fine. Tying a carcass on the front of the car/truck over the engine is not good. :) Perhaps it is because we have always deboned everything. Fat and the marrow in the bones are said to cause an off-taste in the meat after being frozen for a while. (Tho I've not really noticed any nasty taste in the BBQ ribs). We have always rinsed out the body cavity and wounds and tried to cool it ASAP. I'll take venison over beef any day!!! ginseng